Truck drivers: GROUP 5 — Prevailing Wage Rates
Davis-Bacon prevailing wages for Truck drivers: GROUP 5s across all covered states and counties. Rates vary by location and construction type.
Quick Answer
Across 268 Davis-Bacon rate records nationwide, the median total package (base + fringe) for Truck drivers: GROUP 5 is $78.84/hr, with the middle 80% of counties paying between $54.65 and $82.50/hr. The highest state average is Washington at $82.50/hr; the lowest is Oregon at $54.65/hr.
Bottom 10%
$54.65
Median
$78.84
Average
$72.71
Top 10%
$82.50
Range: $24.96 – $82.50/hr across 3 states. Total package = base hourly rate + fringe benefits.
Davis-Bacon vs. Market Median
Comparison of the Davis-Bacon national median total package against the BLS Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) median for the comparable BLS occupation 53-3032 — Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers.
Davis-Bacon median
$78.84/hr
National median total package (base + fringe)
BLS OEWS market median
$27.62/hr
All-industry hourly median, U.S. (2024)
Davis-Bacon premium
+185.4%
D-B rate exceeds market median
Davis-Bacon rates include required fringe benefits; OEWS reflects mean/median wages from the BLS establishment survey across all industries. Direct comparison is approximate — D-B rates target the construction-industry union/competitive-wage benchmark, while OEWS spans every industry that employs the occupation.
Average Rates by State
California CA
Avg base: $43.62/hr
Avg total: $77.00/hr
168 rates
Oregon OR
Avg base: $36.35/hr
Avg total: $54.65/hr
61 rates
Washington WA
Avg base: $54.98/hr
Avg total: $82.50/hr
39 rates
All Rates
268 county-level rates for Truck drivers: GROUP 5, ordered by state and county.
| County | State | Type | Base $/hr | Fringe $/hr | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alameda | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Alameda | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Alpine | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Amador | CA | building | $17.92 | $7.04 | $24.96 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Butte | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Calaveras | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Colusa | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Contra Costa | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | building | $17.92 | $7.69 | $25.61 | WD → |
| Del Norte | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| El Dorado | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Fresno | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Glenn | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | building | $17.92 | $7.69 | $25.61 | WD → |
| Humboldt | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Imperial | CA | residential | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Kings | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Lake | CA | building | $17.92 | $7.69 | $25.61 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Lassen | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Los Angeles | CA | residential | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Madera | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Marin | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Mariposa | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Mendocino | CA | building | $17.92 | $7.69 | $25.61 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Merced | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Modoc | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Monterey | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Napa | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Nevada | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Orange | CA | residential | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Placer | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Plumas | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Riverside | CA | residential | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| Sacramento | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | residential | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | heavy | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | building | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| San Benito | CA | highway | $44.56 | $34.28 | $78.84 | WD → |
| San Bernardino | CA | residential | $42.09 | $35.69 | $77.78 | WD → |
| San Diego | CA | residential | $43.31 | $27.07 | $70.38 | WD → |